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The Interior Department is ignoring the rules on ‘acting’ officials

From: Washington Post

"The July 8 editorial on the extreme number of vacancies in positions that require Senate confirmation, “Mr. Trump’s ‘acting’ government,” was a welcome indication…

Watch Out, Tortoise: Karen-Budd Falen Is in Charge.

From: Sierra

"Like putting Genghis Khan in charge of a day-care center.” That’s how a spokesperson for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility responded to Karen Budd-Falen’s…

This Chemical Kills. Why Aren’t Regulators Banning It?

From: New York Times

"Last month’s spectacular explosions at a large Philadelphia oil refinery complex injured five workers, terrorized city residents and drove up gasoline prices.…

Philadelphia Explosion Underscores Danger of Refineries Using Hydrogen Fluoride

From: Truthout

"Aging refineries are playing Russian roulette with American population centers,” said Tim Whitehouse, a former enforcement attorney with the U.S. Environmental Protection…

Lawmakers talk legislation in response to FOIA changes

From: The Hill

"It would definitely be an amendment to FOIA, those aren’t that uncommon,” Kevin Bell, staff counsel for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, on what…


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STAFF “PURGE” AT OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

Whistleblower Staff Claiming Retaliation Forced Moves to New

NATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS GROUP RELEASES "A REPORTER'S GUIDE TO WILDLAND FIRE"

"We need to learn how to live with wildland fire" Wildland Firefighters Seek to "Change the Debate"

MISSISSIPPI BARGE TRAFFIC DOWN SHARPLY IN ‘04

New Numbers May Be Death Knell for Big Locks Project

COURT RULES BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S OFF-ROAD PLAN IS ILLEGAL THREAT TO DESERT WEB-OF-LIFE

To help recovery, off-road vehicles ordered off 572,000 acres of desert tortoise critical habitat

TERMINATED PARK POLICE CHIEF APPLIES FOR OLD JOB

Application Follows Petition that Cites 40 Legal Errors Made by Judge